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Ooze (Interactive)

Our hero, an innocent slime, spends it's days joyfully roaming the fields, absorbing plants and smaller creatures in order to grow. But suddenly, it's viciously attacked by a mysterious booted monster! Fed up of being picked on by creatures larger than itself, our hero vows revenge against the world. Swearing to grow bigger, stronger and smarter. It sets off in order to become the greatest monster around!
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Find some ants and steal their beetle
You found some ants and promptly stole the precious beetle they were carrying. After refusing to return their treasure to them, a few larger ants have gathered around you. They look pretty ticked off.

Among some smaller changes, it seems the transformation lost you your tentacle and replaced it with antennas. Which are nearly useless to you, given your already adequate eyesight. On the bright side you now receive over 300 channels.

Either way, you ask him about the woods and anything delicious or possibly dangerous that might be inside.

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"Dangerous? Lots of things around here are dangerous, kid! Why do you think I'm down here! Undead, stale dirt and Will'o'wisps are always an issue around here! Or at least they are when everything is quiet.. "

"Now if it's a snack your after, I can help you out there! I got some inside information on where you can find some prime stuff.. but it'll cost ya!"

Following the loud, almost mechanical sounds through the forest. You finally locate the source in a small clearing! It's some form of infernal boot-monster machine.. Though you're still too far off to recognize any fine details, you realize all you can make out of the operator is a dark silhouette..

You quietly sneak a little closer towards the mysterious creature and get a good look.

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New comic - Ask the Dj about the musicAsk the DJ about the music
You slowly approach the strange creature and get it's attention. It spares you a quick glance and a moment of silence while you proceed to ask it about it's music.

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Instead of giving you an answer or any other more dramatic response, It merely points to the nearby boot-monster deathstone and goes back to making it's noise.

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Maybe the shadow wanted you to look at this? You go a little closer and examine it.

The stone itself seems relatively new and in good shape. Though it looks like somebody scratched something pretty deep into the surface.

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Get a better look at the stone
You inch a little closer towards the half buried slab in front of you and take a closer look at the boot-monster markings.

The fog around you starts thickening, eyes and silhouettes of unknown creatures make themselves seen along the edge of the clearing and you can't help but feel watched as you start shaking, not out of fear but rather due to the grave beneath you starting to rumble ever so slightly.

The dead boot-monster underneath you produces a blood curdling shriek as it's shadowed hand bursts out of the rotted earth reaching for the surface above! The Dj takes the cry as his cue, and immediately begins playing his next song. The hand withers and begins to sink back ever so slowly into the shallow, feted earth below as if the creature was dying all over again.

Almost instantly, the heavy fog dissipates and the creatures of the forest seem to have lost interest in watching you. However, you are absolutely terrified by what you just witnessed and book it back to the shadow Dj. Unsure sure if you should be grateful for his "answer".

You vow never to go near the gravestones again.

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Delve deeper into the forest
You make up your mind to be brave, leave the clearing and to delve deeper into the darkness around you. As you leave you notice the DJ flashing you some form of boot-monster hand gesture. You give him a quick nod of understanding and dive into the thorny underbrush ahead.

Part 2
You continue boldly onwards, the Dj's song fading away along with your daylight with every hop forwards. After going further into the forest for a good while, the crimson red light of the evening sun slowly dissipates and is replaced by cold blue moonlight.

Suddenly, you hear the faint rustling of the tall grasses to your side -

Run away from the Whisp
You once again decide running away is your best plan of action, you jump into the darkness away from the strange creature without a second thought. However, your tempo is no match to the flying whisp's own speed and it quickly intercepts you.

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The whisp takes another deep breathe, it's mouth glows brighter and brighter, illuminating the murky air around it. It let's loose and the odd blue flames sling through the dark! The moist grass around you catches fire.

Part 3
You're standing in a small clearing filled with short grass. You're surrounded on all sides by the strange fire. It seems the creature has created an arena of sorts.

You're uncertain whether it was smart enough to do this on purpose, or if it's just an unlucky coincidence.

The whisp is hovering in front of you, staring you down..

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You've decided to play it safe and get ready to dodge your opponent's attacks for now.

Dodge the whisp's next attack
It doesn't take long for the mossy creature to make it's next move. The whisp takes another deep breath and before you realize it, the area where you're standing is engulfed in flames. The ground below smolders, and the air crackles with heat.

Part 3
Which just goes to show how masterfully you dodged that attack. You never knew you could be so nimble. You got a little scorched in the process, but you're standing to the side of the whisp. It hasn't noticed your new location, yet.

However, you're fairly angry now and have come to the conclusion that the whisp is a mean jerkface.

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You've devoured and absorbed the whisp. Your antennas sink back into you, losing you your ability to communicate with insects. In it's stead, you've grown a small tail with a floaty ball of pretty fire. You're still unsure of possible uses for it. You've also put on a few pounds.

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Explore further
After another rather uneventful march through the woods, you're happy to finally reach the end of the dank, cold forest! There seems to be a path here, though you're unsure as to where exactly it leads.

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You've reached the (s.w.) edge of the Spooky Forest. It has started raining. You being made mostly of water are rather happy about this. Your flame doesn't seem effected by the weather.

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Walk down the left road
You hop down the road at a decent pace, trying your best to jump in every puddle in your way. After a few minutes of this you glance upwards and notice how far you've actually gotten.

Part 2
The road you're following seems to wind on and on, you can't see any end to it. You easily notice a fairly large lake sitting to the side of the path. The other side is bordered by a large grassy plain. The weather shows no signs of letting up soon, not that you mind.

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Jump into the lake
You decide walking is for suckers and jump into the lake in front of you.

As you slowly sink through the icy water towards the bottom of the lake, you notice not only several schools of fish but also an inky blackness that reminds you of the forest you just left behind.

It's a good thing you have your flame which, while not burning with it's previous intensity, is still glowing brightly in the murky lake water. As you hit bottom, you already notice a few interesting things in your immediate area.

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Investigate the chest
You look at the Boot-Monster boot-locker you've sunken next to. Other than the unusually large keyhole, it seems fairly plain.

Your quick look tells you that the chest is Iron bound and made of thick wood. The fact that the wood isn't rotted and the lack of algae on it's surface suggests to you that it's not that old.

It's safe to assume that having the key would be one way to open it. Though there are probably alternatives.

Part 2
Slowly but surely, you start to feel a slight pressure in your body.

Your air is running out.

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Eat a fish
You understand that you need to act fast. Luckily, you see a fish just behind the grass to your side. You do your best to sneak up on the denizen of the deep and lunge forward!

Unfortunately, do to a combination of your bright flame giving you away and the fish's own clear advantage in water, it gets away.

Part 2
You blew it. Literally, as the last of your air escapes from you. The world goes dark. While you slowly sink into the oddly soft ground below, you hardly feel the icy water stirring around you.

Ring the bell
Either through adventurous ambitions or just not being that bright, you decide to ring the clearly shady noise maker. You gently tug on the cord and the small bell raises and makes a light "Ting!".

So.. now what?
I assume you all know the drill by now, but just to be sure, here's how it's hopefully going to work.

This being an interactive comic, you decide what happens. Simply post saying what you'd like the Ooze to do, or where it should go. Once a consensus has been reached I'll end up doing my best to accommodate. (Within reason)

If people can't agree on an decision, I'll end up going with whichever option has the majority of posters for it. Also, I'll try to keep comics under 3 panels for the sake of simplicity.

Final note(s)
The quality of the art is going to vary extremely from comic to comic.
I'm mostly making this to have an excuse to practice with my tablet, try out new techniques and ideas etc.

An interactive comic can only work if people *drumroll* interact. If you view the thread I ask that you please put in your two cents on the current course of action. Thanks!

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Yes, well... the plot is a bit confusing... and that boot came with just a warning panel to complicate things further...

Eh, sorry, just a friendly jibe. I really like your art style, and it would be cool to see more of it!
Can Mr.Ooze dally around until it spots a pack of ants carrying around a beetle's corpse and then pick a fight with them over its possession, or is it too early to start a brawl?

The Pen is mightier than the Sword - when the message is written in Blood.

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I'd like Ooze to go kill a sunflower.

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This is the thief who likes to hoard,
That loves the bard with the puppet Lord
That admires the fighter with the green-hilted sword,
That employs the Wizard, whose bird is ignored,
That has the gender unexplored
That intrigues the Halfling, usually bored,
That slew a mountain of the goblin horde,
That follows the cleric,
That serves the lich,
That seeks the gate,
That guards the snarl,
That lives in the prison the gods built.

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eat the beetle then ooze.

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This is the thief who likes to hoard,
That loves the bard with the puppet Lord
That admires the fighter with the green-hilted sword,
That employs the Wizard, whose bird is ignored,
That has the gender unexplored
That intrigues the Halfling, usually bored,
That slew a mountain of the goblin horde,
That follows the cleric,
That serves the lich,
That seeks the gate,
That guards the snarl,
That lives in the prison the gods built.

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Main post cleaned up a little bit, a few images turned to links for bandwidths sake.

Originally Posted by smuchmuch

tend to be petty short lived on those forums

While I don't intend for this to go on forever I do hope for it to go on for a while at least. I don't intend to just up and abandon this. So expect it to go on until we either hit "the end" or until people just stop posting ideas for X reason.

second: Colors felabit too bright though, IMO

Supposed to be overly bright and cheery.

Originally Posted by Kid Kris

Clearly you should eat the beetle and then fly away on your new beetle wings.

Unfortunately, wings are rather pointless when you consist of a substance akin to cheap hair-gel.

New comic + Location - Eat the beetle and run

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You quickly devour the stolen beetle.

Among some smaller changes, it seems the transformation lost you your tentacle and replaced it with antennas. Which are nearly useless to you, given your already adequate eyesight. On the bright side you now receive over 300 channels.

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My advice:

People don't call it the Spooky Forest because it's full of rainbows, sunshine and kittens. Using our newfound beetleness, I suggest going to look for one of the local insects and talking with them to see if there's anything nasty or anything delicious in there.

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Originally Posted by The Succubus

My advice:

People don't call it the Spooky Forest because it's full of rainbows, sunshine and kittens. Using our newfound beetleness, I suggest going to look for one of the local insects and talking with them to see if there's anything nasty or anything delicious in there.

Why wont we just eat these insects and probably anything else we find on our path?
to grow large and eat all humans!

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Originally Posted by The Succubus

My advice:

People don't call it the Spooky Forest because it's full of rainbows, sunshine and kittens. Using our newfound beetleness, I suggest going to look for one of the local insects and talking with them to see if there's anything nasty or anything delicious in there.

Seconded.

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Originally Posted by Temotei

You're my favorite.

Originally Posted by Kneenibble

I'll kill them! I'll kill all of them!

Originally Posted by FinnLassie

We're crashing Wombat's wedding! WITH AN ARMY OF WOMBATS AND BUDGIES.

"So whosoever is a hedgehog let him see to it that his wife is a hedgehog also, and so forth.""A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday."